4.4% ▲ +82.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shepparton East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Shepparton East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Shepparton East, where 17% of the workforce is employed in these fields. The area has a strong employment profile, with 65.8% of adults working or looking for work. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher number of people are working or looking for work here than in most other areas. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.9%, while the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as across Australia.
65.8% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17%, followed by construction at 11.2%. Manufacturing and retail trade both employ 9.4% of the workforce, while health care and social assistance account for 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 22.7%, which is the most frequent occupation in the area. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 17.3%, and clerical and administrative staff at 13.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Shepparton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22276/shepparton-east/topic/employment